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The mayors agree: It’s Beer Region USA

Furniture City has turned into Beer City USA.

May 17, 2013
Although Grand Rapids has many identities, its love affair with craft beer recently made it the most visible. Read More

What makes Southwest Michigan First the Best of the Best?

The whole organization makes a commitment to every employee, and every employee to the others.

May 10, 2013
Southwest Michigan First was honored this year as the Best of the Best overall winner for its cutting edge human resources practices by the Michigan Business and Professional Association during its annual Best and Brightest Companies to Work For program. Read More

Change Ups: CentraCare opens Kalamazoo office

April 5, 2013
CentraCare Inc. recently opened a 16,000-square-foot facility at 445 W. Michigan Ave. in downtown Kalamazoo. Read More

Instant lab is available for life science startups

Southwest Michigan Innovation Center unveils Launch MI Lab

November 17, 2012
As it approaches its 10-year anniversary, the Southwest Michigan Innovation Center in Kalamazoo has marked the occasion with the unveiling of a new resource for life science startups in the region: Launch MI Lab. Read More

Stryker buying Israeli medical device firm for $135 million

October 16, 2012
Stryker Corp. in Kalamazoo announced Tuesday a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Surpass Medical Ltd. for $135 million. Read More

County panel gets collaboration report

September 9, 2012

George Erickcek, an employment economist with the W.E. Upjohn Institute in Kalamazoo, gave the first of two reports last week to the Community Collaboration Work Group, a panel that Kent County formed late last year in response to the One Kent Coalition’s proposal to consolidate the county and the city of Grand Rapids into a new metropolitan government.

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